The Liberty Hill ISD board of trustees unanimously voted to appoint Jamie Etzkorn to Place 4 at a Sept. 15 meeting.

Etzkorn, a Williamson County associate judge, replaced former Place 4 trustee Kathy Major, who formally resigned in August.

The Place 4 position will be on the ballot in May to fill the remainder of the unexpired term and again in May 2027 to fulfill a full three-year term. Etzkorn was selected out of 11 candidates who applied for the Place 4 seat from Aug. 19-26, said Christopher Stoltz, LHISD communications and website coordinator.

Career history

Etzkorn has resided in LHISD with her husband and daughter, a Legacy Ranch High School student, since 2013, according to an LHISD news release. Over the last 12 years, Etzkorn has participated in campus and district committees, Parent Teacher Organization leadership roles, booster club support and volunteer work, including the following positions:

• Campus Education Improvement Committee member at Rancho Sienna Elementary
• PTO treasurer positions at Liberty Hill Intermediate and Santa Rita Middle School
• Secretary on the Legacy Ranch Athletic Booster Club Board
• Long Range Planning Committee and Districtwide Education Improvement Committee, or DEIC, member
• Education Connection volunteer

Etzkorn oversees mental health hearings as an associate judge for Williamson County Court at Law No. 2 and manages a private law practice in Liberty Hill. She has leadership experience working with nonprofit and civic organizations as the president of Operation Liberty Hill, a former board member on the Liberty Hill Economic Development Corporation, and chair of the Liberty Hill Giving Tree.

In their own words

“I love LHISD because I truly feel at the core of everything is a love for each and every child and a commitment to every child to make them a champion of their life and future,” Etzkorn said in a news release. “What excites me most about the position is being part of the legacy of LHISD and continuing to mold and build that legacy for the current students, teachers, and staff and for all future participants in LHISD. I am grateful to the board for entrusting me with this position. It is a great honor to be selected, and I will not take this appointment lightly.”

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In July, Major announced her resignation from Place 4 following more than seven years of service on the board.

Major, who was re-elected to her third term in 2024, said she stepped down to provide full-time care for her husband after nearly 41 years of marriage, according to LHISD information.

“This was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” Major said in a news release. “But I’ve always lived by faith, family and friends. To keep a promise made decades ago, I must now prioritize my family. It doesn’t mean my love for this district or our kids has changed. I will always be cheering Liberty Hill on.”